blazing barricades go up again in kiev despite opposition leaders calls to maintain a truce. cross the country. and. there will be anyone either women or children. nationalists to look at where the division could end up leading the country. between the syrian government and the opposition now entering a crucial stage as both sides begin their first direct. edward snowden holds his first q. and a session saying he'd already. turned to congress with the n.s.a.

leaks in the first place. the very latest worldwide headlines live on national welcome to the program today. we start off with an update on the news coming from cairo at least one person has been killed and many others wounded and. just outside the police headquarters in the center of the capital this is all according to officials and local television and the explosion caused a major damage to the building. following the bombing the attackers also said to have nearby. attacks on security police stations have stepped up since the egyptian military overthrew the regime. and of course there was

a crackdown on his supporters last summer we will bring you more on this story as soon as we get. it but for now on the program here on r.t. international calls from opposition leaders to maintain a truce with riot police have failed to prevent protesters in kiev from building new barricades and burning tires this on the embattled independence square meanwhile the riots have spilled over into ukraine's west where protesters broke into government buildings that was taking place in several cities you can see according to this map here and one of the largest cities live off riot has managed to force the governor to resign effectively handing over power to nationalist parties and as the unrest spreads even further it's becoming more and more extremist as artie's alexia chefs can now reports he have convulsed by violence. molotov cocktails pitched battles between protesters and police

a capital city spiraling out of control. and emitted all it's the radicals and extremists who are spearheading this violence and is ready teacher in a key of synagogue dog glickman is following it all from his hospital bed twenty four hours before the violence erupted he was beaten and stabbed by unidentified man it was the second attack on a jew in his many days we asked the local jewish community to comment on the matter but they refused fearing retribution from fire right groups those watching on from abroad are also deeply disturbed by recent developments. of course we're worried about jews in ukraine at the moment because if there is anti-semitic violence there will be no mercy for anyone neither women nor children. with nazi off fascist images clearly on display the concern is that even the nationalist leaders are no longer in control of their supporters and the evidence of support for ukrainian

wartime leaders who led death squads against the jews is apparent on the streets of kiev right beside the stage of kiev's independence square the heart of the protest there is a big banner with step on going down on it the 1940's insurgent leader in the ukraine but despite there's lots of controversy surrounding his role in history in many countries this would hardly surprise anyone in today's here but that the other scene of the protests beside what seems to be future molotov cocktails we see a peculiar graffiti on the wall an old eric room which is unlikely to have any double meanings in european countries because back in the one hundred forty s. it was used by some of the nazi divisions. now that ultra wing activists have become the core of the protests some analysts say the spain's bleak picture for the country. is most of those rioting do not take orders from our legal opposition forces there are radical nationalists football fans revolutionary romanticists and

inadequate people it's a mixed mob but radical nationalists are the only ones with knowledge and skill when it comes to mass riots they know how to handle themselves it's not only unsafe for the public but also for the future. alexi russia ski r.t. reporting from kiev in ukraine. and amid angry mobs refusing to back down talks between the government and the opposition are set to go on and as the fragile truce holds just for the time being he's put all of our looks at what's fueling the conflict even further. the violent scenes in ukraine triggered a strong reaction from abroad it seems like they so police attacking protest as the brutality of the protesters against the police has prompted the head of the e.u. parliament martin scholtz to call for immediate elections in the country while jose manuel barroso the e.u. commission president warned that he was ready to take action if the situation

didn't change these type of statements of led to accusations of encouraging the riot is in a way that's being seen in previous conflicts so very similar scenario to what was happening in. the beginning of the ninety's. we had people clamoring for democracy which was completely illegitimate and then. outside western support pretty much gave way to the extremist who started calling not just for democracy but for the breakup of the country it's not just european leaders that have weighed in on the ukrainian crisis the united states canceled visas for officials who it believes were involved in the crackdown on demonstrators the end of last year and all the time they've pointed the finger of blame for the riots directly at the ukrainian government now this increasing tension in ukraine is a direct consequence of the government failing to acknowledge that legitimate grievances of its people instead it is moved to weaken the foundations of ukraine's

democracy by criminalizing peaceful protest and stripping civil society and political opponents of key democratic protections under the law determined not to see his country ripped apart president geonic overtures warned foreign politicians against trying to influence which direction the country will take care and politicians from the west and east really help us let's be frank they are fighting for their influence over ukraine or state is independent weekend and we will decide . independently the government and opposition have entered into tentative negotiations just as violence spreads to other cities and local government offices attacks in the west of the country while throughout it all thousands of demonstrators and police remain caught in a tense standoff right in the heart of the capital peter all of the r.t. give. or let's go live now to veronica question in the cove she's the head of the

russian political think tank the institute of foreign policy research and initiatives joining us live here on the program on r.t. international a very good morning to you the turmoil in kiev effectively now spreading westwards with ethnic divisions according to many fueling the unrest just how much more volatile how much worse are these protests going to get well indeed it can get much more violent and what we see happening today in my down on my done looks more and more as the events unfolding. on the square in cairo and we know what those events the ultra nationalists shifts. driving. violence cannot be controlled and the so-called ukrainian opposition actually. gave them

a lot to them to allow them to participate in this violence it will be very difficult to stop the door a box off ukrainian fascism was open. and it's only a very decides if the government force that can stop it veronica of the opposition leaders were booed and the history by the crowds for talking to the government do they have any control over the mall at this point and well at this point the trolls did that they do not have any. control and more than that they have. very strong support for western capitals you know many american police state department three percentage of c. does it it's mine done also brussels talks in support and their european capitals so they couldn't control it you know what we see today has

been happening in the number of times since history ten days after hitler attacked the soviet union. ultranationalist forces a drawing to the german their most and declared ukrainian independence there was a prime minister with so called the ukrainian independent republic named and then pogroms begun very shortly after ten thousand seven hundred of selves and jewish people russian russians poles war killed in those brought us and what we see today the answer you see mrs semitic. statements of those people this is a cheap pickle typical fascist behavior that must be stopped and the government has to use all the legal means to stop it you talk about this behavior the need to be stopped we've seen the opposition of the on the rest ongoing as you were saying the

ethnic attacks as well but veronica right now what do you truly think is the driving force of this ongoing unrest while all previously would leave the ukrainian. moderate let's say a position it's trends is this support from washington and from brussels we should understand that ukraine is indeed the important for by itself but just as they syrian violence and regime change is about the run violet. ukraine and calls for regime change in ukraine involved russia. while senator mccain draw me to president putin and the arab spring so this is a pretty big meeting in ukraine but but it definitely gets russia the right to crush in the head of the russian political thing with the institute of foreign policy research and initiatives joining us here live on r.t.

international thank you very much for your time today thank you well we are closely following the ongoing developments in ukraine online more expert analysis and opinion is just a couple of clicks away. thank you for joining us today long awaited direct talks between the syrian government and the opposition getting underway friday in geneva but few think there will be a meeting of the minds with the government saying it will not discuss removing president assad while the rebels insist this should be the only way forward. has this report from switzerland. syrian opposition says that it's not ready to sit down at the same table to talk with the syrian authorities but they are nevertheless ready to continue the negotiations using un special envoy on syria

lakhdar brahimi as the mediator so basically he'll be meeting separately with the rebels and with the syrian authorities and passing on information from one to another thus making this dialogue possible it's not coming as a surprise because. after all these years of violence and so much show mutual accusations even having them in the same building is already quite an achievement but on the positive signal coming from the rebels is that they also say that only a political solution is possible and that is going to take a long time and this is only the first step but they also say that they made back out of the talks at any moment but this is really not the first time that we're hearing conditions or possibly mixed signals from the rebels since unlike the syrian authorities who confirmed that they were going to take part of this conference a long time ago the rebels who are constantly changing their minds even twenty four hours prior to the start of the opening day of the conference in montreaux.

activist brian baca he believes the syrian rebels are not prepared or not even serious to hold meaningful peace talks. syrian opposition has come to the conference kicking and screaming in the first place they don't really want to be there because there's nothing that they think that they can get from the conference the syrian opposition only wants one thing which is to replace the assad government with their own government and clearly the assad government edge and even is prepared for a political settlement but won't agree in advance that the assad government will disappear or no longer be present in syria there are forces within the syrian armed opposition those affiliated with al qaida those who are getting the bulk of their arms from saudi arabia and from other regimes in the in the middle east they don't look for a negotiated settlement they're not going to agree to a negotiated settlement so it's not possible for the syrian government to see the syrian opposition is a real partner for negotiations when there are two wings two armed wings fighting

each other and fighting the assad government and one wing is determined in advance that they will never agree to some sort of transition that allows the bath this party to remain in power in any shape or form. and there is one bottle but. no matter what peace efforts are made in the war. on our website we report on a group known as the syrian electronic army took control of the twitter and facebook accounts of c.n.n. . managed to take full advantage of. an apocalypse for the world's top social network. so facebook could be numbered comparing a slump in his popularity to that of an infectious disease still ahead for you this hour on the air it's going to be the elim pick logistics. and they go ladies and gentlemen it took me two minutes in. one day. and check out our

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a quick update here on the bombing in the egyptian capital at least three people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb blast just outside the police headquarters in the center of the capital this coming from officials and local television the explosion caused major damage to the building witnesses have reported gun fire following the bombing and the attack is also said to have damaged the nearby museum obviously. attacks on security and police locations have been stepped up since the egyptian military overthrew the regime of president mohamed morsi last a crackdown on his supporters there are some more on this as soon as we get it on our senior international. now in the program n.s.a. leaker edward snowden has held his first live q. and a session on screen questions online about the agency whistleblowing and america's mass surveillance snowden says he has no chance at

a fair trial in the united states he pointed out that if he had turned to congress with his information in the first place they would have charged him with a crime on the spot that was a bit of a stress that the bulk collection of personal data must come to an end now that it violates the u.s. constitution and remains in effect if when it comes to tackling terrorism you also highlighted the challenges that american whistleblowers face when they try to expose wrong doing a marina portnoy or now has more on or snowden had to say. during the live q. and a student was asked by one person if america's democracy could recover from the damage the n.s.a. spying has done on liberties snowden's answer yes but only if laws are corrected overreach of agencies are restrained and senior officials are held accountable for abusing and s a program so that he made it clear that there's a lot of work that needs to be done now during his back and forth in his exchange

with various citizens he mr snowden underscore the fact that he believes that not all spying is bad some spying is necessary but he says that the biggest problem citizens now face is the technique of indiscriminate mass surveillance where governments are seizing communications from billions upon billions of innocent people every day he believes that people should be able to dial a number make a purchase send an s.m.s. write an e-mail or visit a website with out thinking that it's going to be on their permanent record in another thing he kept on pointing out over and over again in various answers that he says that this phrase bulk collection is a euphemism for mass surveillance and he says there is simply no justification for continuing what he calls an unconstitutional policy with a zero percent success rate. it is twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow two weeks before the winter olympic games in sochi kick off but all

the trains buses and cable cars are running just like clockwork but if you decide to head to the moon for a top class hockey much right after watching some breathtaking speed skating you'll find it's all right on your doorstep just to buy more experience. twenty four team to a sochi olympic comics who have dubbed the bees the olympics to be very unique and it's not only because they're being hosted in a subtropical environment it's also because for the very first time in on the big history they have been created into this coastal cluster all over serbia in a one a circular area. spectators who move from one stadium to the next but how easy or very well let's go find out. right right behind me is that the wise burger stadium now we're going to take a walk from here to the other side to where the atlas skating ring is let's take a walk now let's see how far it's going to take us to get from this site to the

next one you were in the meantime a quick line to the olympics on the coastal cluster with all the five indoor ice stadiums will also be next to the opening and closing ceremonies stadium the fish also in the coastal cluster is the main international broadcasting and press center now the beauty of this design is that it shouldn't take you more than five minutes between venue right so where were we are our experiment how long does it take to get from one venue to the next and the verdict. right so it's two minutes. and we've now made it to gate to be. be at the stadium and there you go ladies and gentlemen it took me two minutes entitles one venue will be. meanwhile the longest and probably the most diverse torch relay in

history finally drawing to a close all right now the olympic flame is touring cities in russia nearing its final destination of course you can follow all the stages of the relay on our website www dot com. good to have you with us today britain's national health service has announced that patients and medical records will be shared with the public for research purposes despite promises of anonymity for those whose illnesses are exposed and the move has sparked few whose debate to us or are still here investigates. some twenty six million households in england will be receiving leaflets like this one from the national health service or the n.h.s. explaining how medical records and some confidential information may be shared with third parties which they say is in order to improve patient care all of this will be kept under a new giant database called care and everyone's n.h.s. information will be included unless people choose to opt out by their family doctor

now mental health illnesses have serious diseases and even smoking and drinking habits will be made available to researchers but also insurers and private medical companies and pharmaceutical companies now the n.h.s. has said that they do have measures in place to make sure that identities are kept private but i debate has been reignited between advocates of the benefits of such a database and campaigners we spoke with julia manning from twenty twenty health an independent think tank on the issue the first time it would bring together. from the hospital sector from the community sector so that's what's really revolutionary about it's. about. confidentiality being maintained concerned about public awareness we don't think people really know yet what's going on and also the accuracy of. mind of research or having access to information to be able to inform

clinical research but you might be very concerned that private information about public peer variable and we really feel it should be an opt in system and so the debate continues a massive drive for patient care improvement or a gross violation of patient privacy or the n.h.s. constitution does set out that individuals have the right to object to disclosures of their personal confidential data and that they also have the right for these objections to be respected just sylvia r.t. . global. international north korea apparently richard. it would solve a neighbor in an act of reconciliation yang has sent an open letter to the south calling for an end to hostile milicz reacts a gesture dismissed by seoul is deceptive propaganda at the move comes weeks ahead of south korea's annual joint military drills with the u.s. last year north korea threatened to launch nuclear strikes in response to american

stealth bombers that were flying over the peninsula during the exercises. the government of south sudan has signed a cease fire agreement with the rebels following peace talks in ethiopia according to the pact the fighting must come to an end inside twenty four hours the u.n. says over a thousand people have been killed this during the month long conflict the half a million displaced. in thailand constitutional court has such determine whether elections should also separate the second could be postponed the suggestion to delay the poll came from the election commission amid calls for the removal of the current prime minister and massive protests since the end of last year the prime minister called the vote in december in the hopes of curbing the rest. i got it's moe's geeks the latest high tech developments revealed next on technology update.

recently facebook was ablaze with likes and shares about the twenty fourteen no pants subway ride this is a yearly event that has grown in popularity and spread way beyond its native new york to cities across the globe according to fox news and such a thousands of people ride the subway in their underwear as if it were

a normal day what you're going to say is a prank. lect of the causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places yeah i guess this is kind of funny i mean hey i like wackiness but think about the effort and propaganda takes to get thousands of people the world over to simultaneously do something and then with all that effort and all those thousands of participants all you do is walk around at your pants on this idea must've been created by some people with a pretty decadent lifestyle because how could you even think of organizing people for the goal of spreading joy a lot of us can't even afford to put dinner on the table in the future could you please try some pantless food donating or pencils recycling or maybe best of all and artist of all pencils job creating wackiness is fine but when you have the power of thousands of trousers volunteers please use it responsibly and productively but that's just my opinion.

hello and welcome to technology updates on today's show. we listen some pretty cool choose. russia gets caught up in the next industrial revolution. materials make the medical marvels. and we hold our very own my tea party. but first into these fast paced world the race is on to get more done in less time but the old saying more haste less speed was the the truer than on the roads of the world's megacities where crippling congestion slows progress to a snail's pace so perhaps a dose of high tech d congestions will help cities breathe easier. second when.

moskos traffic jams are legendary in funked the capital was awarded to joe. title of the world's most congested city of last year by g.p.s. make its on tom with the average muscovite driver spending over five full days pay yes booking tailbacks which altogether can stretch of to two thousand kilometers. high tech gadgets like the head up display from a sadie's show collision and lane departure warnings making for a safer driver reducing accidents and helping keep the city moving while certainly an improvement over traditional dashboards they do still require the driver to focus on the windscreen leaving the rest of the road. once again skolkovo lived up to its reputation. this contraption in the foyer may look like an arcade machine but under the bonnet it has more uses than just entertaining visitors the way ray navigation system puts men to do reality into the driving seat by projecting the route onto the road ahead.